The meaning of “מָרוּק”
Understanding mârûwq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
purification. - properly, rubbed - but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery) 1) scraping, rubbing 1a) of year of p...
מָרוּק
purification. - properly, rubbed - but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery) 1) scraping, rubbing 1a) of year of preparation of girls for the harem; bodily rubbings
Occurrences in the Bible
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| Esther 2:12 | “Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)” Word: מָרוּק (mârûwq) |
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